BINGO! You and DBLX seemed to nail this one.

Now wait a minute - there's actually a "retro" site for fans of the
original Weather Channel? ? ?

And I thought I was nuts for researching classic NASCAR logos - like a
rare Dale Earnhardt #2 that he drove just a couple seasons into his
career.

-CC
Travis Evans wrote:
On Friday 29 July 2005 20:08, ChrisCoaster wrote:

Sometimes(AND I'M NOT KIDDING!!) there is a "farting" type sound that
comes from the Weather Channel during their "Local on the Eights"
forecasts. I think it happens mostly when they roll the radar loops.

Anyone else notice this - or it it time for me to head to the Home?

; )

-ChrisCoaster

Well, this is the last thing I ever expected to read on
sci.electronics.repair, but I can respond to this. :-)

Don't worry, several of us have noticed. Cable companies utilize a
computer system called the Weather STAR (which was designed by The
Weather Channel to display local weather information over the satellite
video), which is installed at cable company headends. The latest unit,
called the Intellistar, appears to make this buzzing sound during a
certain screen on the Local on the Eights, which is what you mentioned.
I'm guessing it is a minor software bug--it appears to have come and
gone over time. Cable systems that have the older Weather STAR
computers don't appear to make this sound during the forecast, so I'm
pretty sure this sound is being made by the Intellistar.

There has been discussion of this at the message board
http://www.twcclassics.com/forums/ in the past. (Note that
twcclassics.com is not an official TWC website; it's a fan site run by
people who are mainly interested in The Weather Channel during its
earlier years.)

--
Travis Evans
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